IRC?

[Welder]

Seems a lot here like a bit of a debate. How about an internet relay chat (IRC )channel?
Could hook up to one of the game networks and make the channel AoS members only.
It would be a first for a Hi FI forum.

[Bazil]

Would it not make the forum a bit bleak ?

[Reid Malenfant]

Seems a lot here like a bit of a debate. How about an internet relay chat (IRC )channel?
Could hook up to one of the game networks and make the channel AoS members only.
It would be a first for a Hi FI forum.
No need to do that, Vbulletin can have a chat box bolted on so to speak as an add on ;) I have seen the very same on plenty of other forums which i happened to be a member of.

Here is just one example (http://www.vbulletin.org/forum/showthread.php?t=131002) :)

Just type Vbulletin chat box into google :eyebrows:

Frankly i'm not 100% convinced it's a good idea from past experiences. Things often need setting up in a certain way so new members don't get to see the thing until they reach a certain number of posts to avoid spamming :rolleyes: Also it seriously increases the work of moderators & admin, i know this as i used to mod a couple of forums which used a chat box :doh:

Interesting idea though :clap:

[Marco]

Seems a lot here like a bit of a debate. How about an internet relay chat (IRC )channel?
Could hook up to one of the game networks and make the channel AoS members only.
It would be a first for a Hi FI forum.

Any views on this, Nick? :)

Marco.

[Beechwoods]

I prefer to encourage active discussion and chat within the main forum to be honest. Mark has outlined some of the other issues with having a separate chat area, and I do think it would be an experiment similar to the 'Social Groups' thing we tried out a while back. Initially used, but falling out of use subsequently.

I think AOS is the kind of place people tend to chat interactively anyway.